tarot for self care

Lighting the Way

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

Bianco Nero Tarot - The Moon Card and Affirmators! Evening Mantras

Today’s draw is The Moon card, which is traditionally a representation of uncertainty, illusion, anxiety, fear, the unknown, and the subconscious.

The Moon card has been given, combined with an affirmation from the Affirmators! Evening Mantras deck, which says “Focus on the happy, not the crappy.”

Stop allowing your fears to take the lead!

Uncertainty and the unknown have a tendency to start off small and grow quickly until they take over everything else. Pretty soon, those fears are massive and the unknown seems insurmountable.

This is what causes stagnancy, and allows our fears to become the main focus in our lives.

The message in today’s cards is a reminder that the positive aspects in your life have the ability to help light your path when things seem dark and scary. In doing so, it can help you in overcoming your fears, as it keeps those fears from growing. This requires a choice that has to be made again and again, though, to actually focus on those positive aspects and allow them to light your way through the dark.

DECKS USED: BIANCO NERO TAROT AND AFFIRMATORS! EVENING MANTRAS

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2026 Challenge
Prompt for March 21st : Do the Spring Equinox Spread

Spring Equinox Oracle Reading with the Roots and Wings Oracle

Tulips – Loyalty / Forgiveness: Where do I need to practice forgiveness to foster stronger loyalty?

Crafty – Don’t judge so harshly those that have acted in self-serving ways. If these actions weren’t meant to hurt you, but only allow this other person to get ahead in some way, perhaps it’s time to let go of the resentment and unhappiness they had inadvertently caused you.

Robin – Compassion / Patience: How can I give myself more compassion and patience?

Journey – Accept that you still have a long way to go in your journey. There’s still a lot to learn. Stop expecting yourself to already know and understand the lessons life hands you before you’ve even have had a chance to learn them.

Rose Quartz – Unconditional Love: How can I be more open to offering unconditional love to others?

Gratitude – By acknowledging the gratitude that is their due, and expressing gratitude freely.

I’ve run into a number of people that see “gratitude” as a bad word, but in reality, it is simply opening yourself up to acknowledging your good fortune and where that good fortune came from. Appreciation doesn’t carry with it a debt.

Rabbit – Fertility / Abundance: How can I encourage more abundance in my life this Spring?

Bound – Ease up on your tight grip of control and release yourself to be more open both with others and with new experiences. When you hold the reigns so tightly, you end up closing yourself off from “going with the flow”. It’s that “flow” that allows for new experiences, unexpected pleasures, and joyful moments.

Aquamarine – Calm / Courage: What do I need to help me to stay calm and courageous in the face of adversity?

The Sun – Hope and optimism. When you continue with these practices that allow you to foster hope and optimism in your outlook and your day-to-day life, they also provide you with the tools needed confront adversity with a more calm and courageous outlook.

Butterfly – Transformation: What sort of transformation is waiting for me this Spring?

Death – You are going to need to shed some of your past accomplishments in order to move forward into new ones that the future holds for you. Things change… even when you don’t want them to. Letting go creates far less obstacles to growth than trying to hold on so tightly.

Clover – Luck / Protection: Where in life will luck play into protecting me from potential harm?

Inner Vision – Prioritize your intuition over reason and logic. If it comes down to a debate between intuition or reason, lean into your intuition without hesitation. You won’t be sorry.

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
Clear Quartz for Fostering Greater Mental Clarity
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: ROOTS AND WINGS ORACLE

@lightningwildflower‘s March Reflection to Action Challenge
Mars trine Jupiter Prompt for March 21st : What risk feels aligned and worth taking?

Tarot Reading with the Bianco Nero Tarot

Reading Summary: Forsake your moments of comfort and contentment (Nine of Cups Rx) to go after (Six of Swords) something greater (Ten of Pentacles).

Take Away: Bed rotting and stagnancy may feel “good” in a very temporary sense, but they are getting you stuck in a rut that does nothing for your movement on your path and your future outlook.

Instead, take the risk of getting going on doing something about this unhealthy tendency, so that you can revitalize your movement towards a better future and further progress on your path.

That means if you’re going to lie down for a nap, you take a nap, not spend the time fucking around on your phone. It means disposing with the temptation to doomscroll instead of meditate. All of these small negative influences hiding behind the ruse of “comfort” and “relaxation” are not getting you anywhere.

Other elements included in this reading:
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: BIANCO NERO TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I took a break earlier to do a little play time with Miss Luna.

A Little Morning Stability

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

The Re-Ection of Tarot - Queen of Pentacles

Today’s draw is the Queen of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of a receptive alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s resources, financial stability, health, home, labors, manifestations, or other aspects of the physical realm. This often translates into a supportive or nurturing energy or entity in the areas of one’s health, home, and financial responsibilities.

The Queen of Pentacles has then been combined with an affirmation from the Affirmators! Morning Mantras deck, which says, “I radiate patience like a GD guru. (Mostly because I’m too exhausted this morning for tantrums)”

(I am embarrassed to confess I had to go look up what “GD” means to figure out it means goddamn. Bless those who put this type of information out there on the internet for old farts like me.)

My mornings are… well, pretty much identical from one day to the next. I wake up in pain, I get dressed, I eat and feed Miss Luna. I race to work. I work. I come home and shower and eat again. I do my physio/yoga and meditate. I do readings (for myself and for my clients). I eat again. From there? The day splinters off into different things depending on what’s needed or what’s scheduled from driving a few hours to go visit an elderly friend (or cross the Canadian border) to doing a shift or two at other jobs I hold down, to working on my business at home, etc. The mornings though? They all start off the same.

I don’t have time to be an ass. I don’t have time to be grumpy. I don’t have the energy to waste time on anything, which includes being unable to check my phone. And oddly? I like this stability and sameness. I’m not sure I could handle it in my entire day, but starting my day off with a stable daily routine helps me feel like each day is a little less chaotic.

The message in today’s cards asks us to consider what we might change or add to our lives to foster a greater sense of stability in our day to day? Maybe not checking the phone until you’re out of bed, or setting up a specific morning routine. Perhaps just stepping out on the balcony each morning for a breath of fresh air and a sip of tea or coffee. What might make your mornings a little better each day? And, in doing them each day, have the effect of encouraging your day to feel a bit better as well.

DECKS USED: THE RE-ECTION OF TAROT DECK AND AFFIRMATORS! MORNING MANTRAS

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2026 Challenge
Prompts for March 19th and 20th

Tarot Reading with Luna's Little Twin Stars Tarot and The Purring Prophet Oracle

What good is ready to come into bloom in your life with the approach of Spring?

The Hanged Man and Window Bird – You will be given the opportunity to slip back into a mental space where you can more easily understand the perspectives of others.

Sometimes when things are feeling chaotic, you have a tendency to step back from your observation of others and your efforts to understand what lies beyond yourself. These are moments in which you temporarily lose an important part of yourself.

The peace and pause that is coming your way will allow you to reclaim this part of yourself once more, giving you the space necessary to begin reaching for that greater sense of understanding your pursuit of alternate perspectives provides.

What can you do to encourage the arrival of this good?

Eight of Wands Rx and The Camera – Go slow and use these moments of slowness to ensure that you’re doing what you want, instead of simply performing for others wants and desires.

Others may take your slowing down as an opportunity for them to monopolize more of your time. Make sure that you have boundaries in place that will not allow this to happen. Your time and attention is your own… it does not belong to them to do with as they wish.

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: LUNA’S LITTLE TWIN STARS TAROT AND THE PURRING PROPHET ORACLE

@lightningwildflower‘s March Reflection to Action Challenge
Sun Enters Aries, Mercury Direct Prompt for March 20th : What decision am I ready to make?

Tarot Reading with The Re-Ection of Tarot

Reading Summary: To actively move forward (Knight of Wands) into a more self-serving mindset that leaves behind (Seven of Swords) your defensive feelings (Nine of Wands beneath Ace of Cups).

Take Away: The feelings from last fall in the “being picked on” variety have been hard to shake off as things continue to not go in the direction that you want them to. Part of the reason for this is because you are not being self-serving enough in your actions to resolve the problem.

Instead of hanging back and allowing your defensive emotions to take the wheel, it’s time to step forward and act in your best interests.

Set aside what isn’t working anymore, and move forward in the direction of your wants and needs with a selfish intensity.

Other elements included in this reading:
Black Spruce Needles to Boost Self-Confidence and Positive Thinking
Dried Purple Heather Flowers for Independence and Luck
Raku Bear Medallion for Protection and Stalwartness
Calcite for Gently Calming the Mind and Stimulating Insights
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE RE-ECTION OF TAROT DECK
Daily Self Kindness

I was in desperate need of a nap, and took one today instead of fighting it as I normally would.

More to Explore

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

Luminous Flow Tarot - King of Wands

Today’s draw is the King of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of a projective alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s passions, drive, determination, principles, values, and willpower. The King of Wands often indicates themes that have to do with leadership figures or authority figures with the ability to rally others to their causes and draw them in to their own values, principles, and passions.

The King of Wands is then combined with an affirmation from the Pass Around the Smiles Positive Guidance Cards, which says, “You’re protected, it’s go time. You’re currently being protected. The universe has your best interest at heart. Move forward fearlessly. Have courage.”

All those things that you’ve wanted and pushed so hard to accomplish and experience… all of these experiences you’ve had and the lessons you’ve learned from them are now a part of you. A part of you that you can bring up and use whenever you need it.

Now is the time to experiment and try new things, then add these new things to the old things you’ve already learned and experienced. This is how you continue to grow and develop past your current successes and into the new ones yet to be explored.

The message in today’s King of Wands and affirmation card is a reminder that growth may be difficult and scary, but it’s not impossible. You just have to put that significant determination to the task, regardless of your fears of fucking it up. Be brave and be curious. Keep going. There’s still more yet to experience and explore.

DECKS USED: LUMINOUS FLOW TAROT AND PASS AROUND THE SMILE POSITIVE GUIDANCE CARDS

@recoverytrauma_’s Know Myself Questions for Self-Discovery
What Do I Truly Want? Prompts

Oracle Reading with the In2It Soul Expansion Trio Oracles

What kind of life do I want to create?

Discernment, Love and Compassion, Overachiever – A life of acceptance of self. A life where instead of beating yourself up for your perceived failings and inability to achieve lofty goals that you set up from the beginning to be out of your reach, you love yourself as you are and offer acceptance and compassion instead of self-flagellation.

What does peace look like for me?

Freedom, Willingness to Learn, Trust – Less control and more trust that things are going to turn out okay whether you have control of the situation or not.

Peace, at this time, is not having to be the one to fix everything, but instead trusting that everything’s going to be okay regardless of whether you step in to interfere or not.

What do I want more of in my life?

Hiking, Remaining Lighthearted, Sex – More play time outside, and more play time with your partner. In both of these cases, you desire the ability to let go and just have fun without allowing life’s stressors to get in the way of your enjoyment.

This is why “the drown” holds such a lure for you, because for a few blissful moments you can trust your partner to hold every shred of control and you are able to let go of everything except the experience you’re having in that moment.

What have I always dreamed of doing but haven’t started yet?

Listening, Dismantling False Belief Systems, Balance – The shadow work necessary to root out your deepest wounds from your past and create the balance needed to heal them. You’ve skirted around the edges of this practice, but there’s so much there to deal with that it quickly becomes too overwhelming.

What kind of people do I want around me?

Organizing, Claiming Full Responsibility, Rejection – People who are responsible enough to own their mistakes instead of running away from them or trying to pass them off onto others.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Foraged Red Oak Leaf for Fostering Unconditional Love
Wood Mushroom Token for Fostering Community Connections
Rabbit and Crow Medallion for harmonizing Curiosity and Caution
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: IN2IT’S SOUL EXPANSION TRIO

@lightningwildflower‘s March Reflection to Action Challenge
New Moon in Pisces Prompt for March 19th :What intuitive message deserves my attention?

Tarot Reading with the Luminous Flow Tarot

Reading Summary: Work with others who care about you and have earned your trust (Two of Cups and Eight of Pentacles) to combat the harsh judgments your inner critic keeps doling out (Judgement and Queen of Swords).

Take Away: Your loved ones are the counterbalance to your negative thoughts, even if it means sharing with them the things your inner narratives are saying.

Yes, it can be embarrassing, awkward, and even frightening to share these thoughts with others. You’ve seen in the past the surprise (and horror) on the faces of those you love when you share some of the things going on in your head.

That doesn’t mean you should be keeping these things to yourself. It means they need more practice in supporting you in this manner. It’s a skill. The more you share with them, the more skilled they will become in providing the support you need.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Mookaite for Help with Weighing One’s Options
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: LUMINOUS FLOW TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I slept in today… and it was glorious.

Getting a Better View

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The @GlitterbyInk #MarchMoments26 Challenge
The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 18th : Equinox
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The Alchemical Tarot Renewed 4th Edition - The Chariot

Today’s draw is The Chariot card, which is traditionally a representation of control, willpower, determination, and the strength of purpose to “take the reins” and steer yourself in the path you wish to follow.

The Equinox is a time of balance. And just as the Autumn Equinox revolves around a slowing down and dampening of energies and life, the Spring Equinox is all about the quickening of energies and life.

When we look at the Chariot from the rear view as is shown in today’s card, we see that although the charioteer is in charge, he really doesn’t have the greatest view. He can’t see all that’s going on around him because he’s got two very large horse’s asses in his way.

This brings up the idea that sometimes having all the control isn’t really a good thing after all, because you can’t always see where you’re going. That means that even though you’re in charge, you may have a hard time navigating your way.

The message in today’s Chariot card combined with the “Equinox” spread suggests that instead of go, go, go all the time, we try stepping down and stepping aside, so we can see things from a better angle now and then. That involves slowing down and letting go of the reigns. Otherwise… you’re going to miss something important sooner or later.

DECK USED:  THE ALCHEMICAL TAROT: RENEWED FOURTH EDITION

@lightningwildflower‘s March Reflection to Action Challenge
Venus square Jupiter, Sun sextile Uranus Prompt for March 18th : Where am I tempted to overextend myself?

Tarot Reading with the After Tarot

Reading Summary: New ideas (Ace of Swords) have a tendency to spark new hope within you (The Star). Take care that you are not jumping the gun before you make sure it’s what you really want, though (Knight of Cups Rx).

Take Away: Flights of fancy can be fun, but they have a tendency to leave a mess in their wake, and put too much on your plate at one time. In fact, it’s that over-crowding on your plate that creates the mess in the first place, for you jump on board based on enthusiasm alone, and then drop the ball due to overwhelm.

Instead of getting excited about every little thing and diving in to try each one of them right away, step back and consider if the overwhelm you’re setting yourself up for is really the direction you want to go in. Perhaps writing the ideas down is a better option so that you can then take them on with a granule or two of moderation.

Other elements included in this reading:
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  AFTER TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2026 Challenge
Philosophical Question for March 18th : Is happiness an inherent desire or is it a learned value?

Tarot Reading with The Alchemical Tarot Renewed 4th Edition

Reading Summary: Once we’ve experienced happiness for the first time (Ace of Swords), it lights a fire within us to seek it out again and again (Two of Wands).

Happiness then becomes something that drives us (Queen of Swords) and can supersede other life goals if the desire for it is left unchecked (Temperance).

Take Away: Happiness is an addiction.

It’s not something we know until we experience it for the first time, which means it’s not an inherent desire. Instead, it’s something that, once experienced, we seek out again and again.

Therefore, these cards indicate that it’s a learned value that acts like an addiction.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Red Oak Leaf for Fostering Unconditional Love
Green Jasper and Caribbean Calcite Turtle for Calm within Progress
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE ALCHEMICAL TAROT: RENEWED FOURTH EDITION
Daily Self Kindness

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

Bringing Issues to Light

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The @GlitterbyInk #MarchMoments26 Challenge
The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 17th : Subconscious
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Tarot for Kids - Four of Wands

Today’s draw is the Four of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of one’s passionate love for the security and welcoming energies of home. This often translates into themes that have to do with homecoming, celebrating home and stability, as well as relaxation in comfortable spaces.

Home should be a place of celebration and happiness. A place where you return to a sense of safety and welcoming. If this isn’t how you feel when you walk through the door of your home, perhaps it’s time to look a little deeper and figure out why that’s the case.

What is it that you’re not acknowledging that’s keeping you from seeing your home in this way, and what can you do to change things to make that better?

The message in today’s Four of Wands card and “Subconscious” prompt is a reminder that our discomfort has a source. We may not be able to tell what’s causing these feelings at first glance, but with a little digging we can suss out what the subconscious is trying to tell us is needed. Once we have that knowledge brought out into the light, it’s far easier to make the changes needed to solve the problem.

DECK USED:  TAROT FOR KIDS

@recoverytrauma_’s Know Myself Questions for Self-Discovery
What Do I Need to Heal? Prompts (Part 2)

Tarot Reading with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tarot

What does forgiveness (toward others) look like for me?

The Tower Rx atop Death Rx – For you, forgiveness towards others looks like choosing to stay and not walk away when things get hard or the path is troubled.

Because you have a low tolerance for those things that require forgiveness in the first place, the fact that you stay is a demonstration of the forgiveness that you are willing to give. Otherwise, you would just walk away.

What does forgiveness (toward myself) look like for me?

Two of Wands – You demonstrate forgiveness towards yourself in that you keep moving forward and making plans instead, of allowing yourself to be stymied into stagnancy.

This, in turn, means that often your moments of stagnancy are caused by a lack of self-forgiveness. Perhaps this is something to look at more in depth.

What do I need to hear more often from myself?

Ten of Wands – You need to remind yourself more often that you don’t have to carry all of that on your own, nor plow through until you’re finished. Put it down, take a breath, and take a break. Ask for help. Delegate.

Remember that the adage “if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself” is not necessarily true… especially if you’ve taught others the “right way” so that they can emulate your own efforts. Remember, as well, that sometimes there is no “right way” as long as it gets done… and these tasks are the first to begin handing off, which frees you up to give more attention to those things that actually need your personal touch.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2026 Challenge
Prompts for March 17th

Tarot Reading with the Tarot for Kids

How are you doing emotionally at this time?

The Tower and The Hierophant – You’re a mess, and trying to hold things together to appear as if you’re fine and all is at status quo, because that’s what you always do.

You are very good at pretending everything is fine when the world is burning to ash around you, and that’s exactly how you feel emotionally at this time.

How can you improve on this in the week ahead?

The Hanged Man and The World – Remember that it’s temporary. You are in subdrop and, with a little patience, you will come out the other side of it.

Close your eyes, take a breath, and wait.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Labradorite for a Focus on Mental and Emotional Healing
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  TAROT FOR KIDS
Daily Self Kindness

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

🌑 New Moon in Pisces – March 2026

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Tomorrow is the new moon, and like all new moons and full moons, I did a spread aligned to the moon’s current themes as a part of my recognition of the moon’s cycle and influences upon us. Today’s spread is courtesy of @sistersvillage

New Moon in Pisces Tarot Reading with the Tarocchino Arlecchino

What does emotional peace look like for me right now?

Le Balet d’Epee atop Le Dix de Baton Rx – Peace right now looks like security. It’s essentially what you feel like you don’t have right now… and it’s worth considering that maybe that is what it -always- looks like; that thing you quietly long for that you don’t have in the moment the question is asked.

That is to say that in this moment, peace looks like everything going well and lots of resources to go around while you sit on the sidelines and supervise from a place where you can go unnoticed.

What needs to change in my life?

Le Diable Rx – You need to take a more active roll in brushing off the languor and desire to languish that your last depressive episode has left behind. More movement is needed. Allowing the depression to linger by indulging in behaviors that promote stagnancy is going to keep you stuck in that haze you are struggling to escape from.

What in my life feels like it’s coming to an end?

Le Sept de Denier – Long fought for stability.

You feel like the efforts of your past and the rewards garnered along the way are crumbling beneath your feet. You worked long and hard to get where you are, but even all of that work and effort that you’ve put in can’t save you from moments of instability and uncertainty.

How can I show myself more self love and compassion?

Le Huit de Denier Rx – When you don’t change up how you do things, you just set yourself up to repeat the same mistakes and re-experience the same frustrations all over again. Look at past patterns that don’t serve you (with people, with methods and/or techniques, with practices) and move in a different direction instead of repeating them.

New Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.

Le Neuf d’Epee Rx – You are allowing your fears to have too much sway over your emotions and your actions. Confront your fears and break free.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Purple Heather Sprigs for Independence and Luck
Goat Figure as Sympathetic Representation of Amalthea
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TAROCCHINO ARLECCHINO