tarot for self care

So You Don’t Want to Speak Up Lenormand Reading

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So You Don't Want to Speak Up Lenormand Reading with Pentagram's Wooden Lenormand Set

Something keeping you silent.

Key and Tree – You are in a lot of physical pain right now, and instead of expressing that pain you are choosing to not listen to your body as closely as it wants.  You don’t want to bother others with your ailments and pain, and so you are hiding this from others and, to a certain extent, even to yourself. Your silence in this allows you to present a healthy and impervious front, when in truth you are anything but at the moment.

A truth you need to sit with.

Stork and Woman – Gideon brought this up before Christmas and it’s something you need to bring to the fore and sit with for a while instead of continuing to ignore.  You *can* shut her out of your life forever… but should you? It may be time to try to turn over a new leaf in this area.

A way to address your fears.

Bouquet and Moon – Don’t let them get out of hand. Your fears are only as big as you allow them to be.  Whether it’s about your physical condition or your mother, the more you stew and do not share, the bigger these fears and concerns will inflate until they are so exaggerated that they cause you to freeze in uncertainty.  Do not allow them to reach that point.

DECK USED: PENTAGRAM’S WOODEN LENORMAND SET

Necessary Conflict

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Jumbledance Tarot, Five of Swords, It's Going to Be Okay 2024 Day-to-Day Calendar by Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Five of Swords combined with the affirmation “Don’t give up” on a starry night sky background.

Anything is possible if you are willing to fight for it. When you avoid conflict, you concede your power to another… whether that “another” is a person, thing, or general situation.

Today’s cards are a reminder that conflict is a necessary part of life.  Sometimes it’s uncomfortable and other times it’s terrifying, but it’s necessary. Don’t allow yourself to be beaten down when to yield means letting go of what’s important… instead, be clever and think outside the box, do what needs to be done, and come out on top.

DECK USED:  JUMBLEDANCE TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

@Lionharts #TheJanuaryTarot 2024 January Initiation Prompt
Question for January 8th : What am I asked to confront as part of embracing the unknown?

Embracing Shadow & Light Oracle, Katrin Blackwater Tarot Ace of CupsReading Summary: New emotions are often hard for you to deal with (Ace of Cups). Make sure that you aren’t falling into old habits of shoving them into the dark and burying them (Extinction), but are instead listening to the messages that your emotions are there to convey (Messenger).

Take Away: Burying your emotions just because they are unfamiliar and possibly scary, uncomfortable or painful, does a disservice to the intuition that guides you and the guides that are trying to speak to you. When you muffle your emotions, you muffle the full scope of your intuition and receptivity.

DECK USED: KATRIN BLACKWATER TAROT AND EMBRACING SHADOW & LIGHT ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2024 Challenge Prompt
Question for January 8th : What is something that you miss that you can bring back into your life?

Jumbledance Tarot - Temperance, Five of Wands, Six of DisksReading Summary: Take a more slow and measured pace (Temperance) to the rat race (Five of Wands). Work on being kind and generous to yourself instead (Six of Disks).

Take Away: It’s okay to take things at a slower pace and cut yourself a break. You don’t have to do everything right this instant.

Make lists so you don’t forget the ideas you have and things that you want to do, and take things at a slower pace instead of trying to fit it all in at once while each thing vies for priority.

DECK USED: JUMBLEDANCE TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I’ve started setting up my phone alarm system to remind me to eat at certain intervals again. At Ms B’s, this isn’t a problem as she reminds me to eat (and brings me food) often.  Now that I’m back at home, I’m having trouble sticking to a schedule without those reminders.

Living Up to Your Potential

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Today’s meditation was once again skipped.

Kitten Tarot, Five of Pentacles, and Cat Comfort CardsToday’s draw is the Five of Pentacles with the affirmation “You’re full of awesome power. Anything is possible.”

Do not let feelings of scarcity and the feelings of never being enough keep you from enjoying life and the creature comforts you can find within it.  You don’t have to be rich to have a comfy chair, or a scholar to enjoy a good book.

Just because you -can- do anything you put your mind to doesn’t mean you are obligated to.  “Living up to your potential” is a myth to motivate children… not a realistic life goal.

DECK USED:  KITTEN TAROT AND CAT COMFORT CARDS

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2024 Challenge Prompt
Prompt for January 7th : Do Spread 1

Tarotholics January Challenge Spread 1 with the Kitten Tarot - Two of Pentacles, Three of Wands, Five of Wands, Five of Pentacles, Four of Wands, Seven of Swords

Someone important in your life who has and/or had a lot of influence on you.

Five of Wands – The foundation of your entire relationship was built upon a battle of wills between the two of you. The two of you fought constantly as you  demanded to have the autonomy to do as you please and be who you are, and he demanded you conform to his values and ideals.

Their negative influence on you and your life.

Three of Wands – You were eager to “jump ship” at the first opportunity to get away from him, and did so.

Their positive influence on you and your life.

Five of Pentacles – You learned how to ask for help when things are at their worst. You learned about the kindness and charity of others that is there when you need it if you will only reach for it. (Sleeping in a broken down car in the snow is absolute bullshit.)

Your negative influence on them and their life.

Two of Pentacles – He struggled to find balance when you were a part of his life. You had a tendency to “upset the apple cart”.

Your positive influence on them and their life.

Seven of Swords Rx atop Four of Wands – After you left, it drove home to him just how valuable his family and home are, and how important the people in his life are in creating that sense of home for him.

DECK USED: KITTEN TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I got half of my orders packaged today, so that tomorrow won’t be so overwhelming.

❤️ 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 Indigo Adrift's Mystical Tarot and Pentagram's Wooden Lenormand Set

Earth – Ten of Wands Rx – Take care not to overload yourself on work or responsibilities. Remember that you have help and that you can take things one small thing at a time instead of doing everything at once.

Air – Page of Swords Rx – Take it easy this week. You can learn new things and explore new ideas later. Just take this week to rest instead of diving in headlong.

Water – August and Nine of Pentacles – Treat this week like it’s the slowest part of the year and take a break to appreciate all that you’ve done and how far you’ve come instead of trying to strive for more. You need to be focusing on rest this week mentally, physically, and emotionally.

Fire – Justice – If you ignore the warnings on this week’s reading and decide to charge forward, you will sacrifice with your creativity and spiritual practices. There are always consequences to the choices we make.

Waning – Coffin and Heart – You have put all your heart and soul into the holiday rush and, before that, caring for Ms B.  Now it is time for these things to draw to a close.  Release your heart from the ties that bind it to those things it has had to commit to over the past year.  Free your heart to begin seeking it’s own desires again.

Waxing – Crossroads and Mountain – Remember that advice from the other day about taking things one small step at a time? Here it is again.  A mountain is only a mountain when you look at its whole. If you take on the mountain one step at a time, it is no longer so intimidating.  Piecemeal out the things you need to do instead of trying to do them all at once.Take Away –

DECKS USED: INDIGO ADRIFT’S MYSTICAL TAROT AND PENTAGRAM’S WOODEN LENORMAND SET

The Lies of Depression

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Today’s meditation was skipped in favor for more sleep.

Fantasy Feline Tarot, Ten of Pentacles, It's Going to Be Okay 2024 Day-to-Day by Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Ten of Pentacles, with the affirmation “Feeling worthless is just a sign of depression. It’s not the truth. You are important, and you are wanted.”

Depression is a joy stealer. It sneaks in and whips away your ability to enjoy the things you love. It whispers to you of how superfluous you are in other’s lives… even those that love you most. It makes you feel that the weight of the world is too much to bear, and that you are failing at everything.

It is a liar… and that is what these cards are saying. The Ten of Pentacles is a wealth card. It encourages you to not just appreciate how far you’ve come, but to really acknowledge the stability that you’ve created in your life… not just for you, but for others as well.  It reminds you that others depend upon you, and that you in turn can depend upon them. That you are, as the affirmation says… important and wanted.

DECK USED:  FANTASY FELINE TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

@Lionharts #TheJanuaryTarot 2024 January Initiation Prompt
Questions for January 6th and 7th

Fantasy Feline Tarot, The High Priestess, Knight of Swords, Two of CupsWhat intentional practices can I adopt to align with the whispers of my inner wisdom and propel personal growth intuitively?
(Shuffle your deck and go through until you find The High Priestess. The next card will answer this question.)

Knight of Swords – Be clever in the actions that you take. Think ahead instead of charging forward without a plan.

What inner qualities do I need to cultivate to ensure a successful year?

Two of Cups – Trust others to have your back and your best interest at heart. Remember that life is not a journey that is meant to be lonely, but rather you are meant to collect others of like-mind and like-heart to come with you along the way.

DECK USED: FANTASY FELINE TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I got a lot of sleep today. Some of it was involuntary, but it was still really good.

Adventures and Trepidation

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

The Hobbit Tarot Fool Card and It's Going to Be Okay 2024 Day-to-Day Calendar by Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Fool card, combined with the affirmation “I know you feel anxious, but you forgot the part where you’re the toughest of cookies.”

Sometimes, starting new things feels like an adventure… and sometimes adventures can feel terrifying.  That doesn’t mean that they’re bad or that you won’t get through them, though.  It simply means a little trepidation is natural.

You know how sometimes you have a crap load of different little things to do, but you’re frozen in procrastination because it all just seems so huge an insurmountable?

The only way to break free during these times is to focus on one small thing. Just one.  Then when that’s done, focus on one other small thing, then another.  And soon, that huge pile of things needing done is gone and you’re looking back thinking “well that wasn’t bad at all… why did I put it off for so long?!”

That is what this card is saying.  It’s saying… keep going. One small step at a time, and you’ll get through this just fine.

DECK USED:  THE HOBBIT TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

@Lionharts #TheJanuaryTarot 2024 January Initiation Prompt
Question for January 5th : In manifesting my goals for the year, what magical tools can enhance the inception of my journey throughout the year? (Shuffle your deck and go through until you find The Magician. The next card will answer this question.)

The HP Tarot - Magician, Ten of Wands, Nine of Cups, Three of PentaclesThree of Pentacles – Allow others to help you in your work. The magic lies within being together, and the blending of the skills and abilities of each of those involved.

Nine of Cups – Happiness is another magical tool hiding in plain sight. It lifts you up and lightens your load. Don’t withhold happiness from yourself in order to punish yourself or because you believe you don’t deserve it.

Ten of Wands Rx – Rest. This isn’t about recuperation or recovery. The magic of rest is in avoiding getting to the point where you need to recuperate or recover in the first place.

Take Away: All of these “magical tools” are a type of magic that is hidden in plain sight. They are magical tools that we take for granted because they live within the ordinary of day-to-day. Take care that you do not take them for granted this year when starting out on the path to your goals, and as a result they will help you not just at the inception of your journey, but throughout the length of the long and winding path forward.

DECK USED: THE HP TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2024 Challenge Prompt
Questions for January 6th and 7th

The Hobbit Tarot - Six of Wands, King of Wands, King of SwordsWhat is a negative thing in your life that you don’t need to stress over?

King of Wands atop King of Swords – Your passion and drive are commendable, and you are always so focused on where you want to go and how to get there. The problem lies in that you’re so focused on that drive and the strategy to get to your goals that you forget that is not the end all, be all of life. It means you don’t just push yourself too hard, but often push others too hard as well.  Try easing up on the reins a bit and letting things flow at their own pace.

What is a positive thing in your life that you need to spend more time focusing on?

Six of Wands – Others. Remember that life isn’t just about what you want, but what others want as well. It’s okay to be a people-pleaser as long as you’re not sacrificing your own values, well-being, and boundaries in the process. You’re allowed to make other people happy.

DECK USED: THE HOBBIT TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I went through my KS pledges today and pared things down, backing out of a number of projects that after some contemplation feel like they’re not quite hitting the mark for me.