tarot for self care

Tarotholics Challenge Dec 11, 12, 14

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Questions for December 11th, 12th, and 14th

Tarotholics Challenge Lenormand Reading with the Yuletide Tales Lenormand

Where should you direct your focus this week to seek out more joy in your life?

Dog and Whip – You need to focus on not allowing your negative inner narrative to shame and criticize you so much, especially concerning your emotions. Keep those inner criticisms in check in order to lift your spirits and your self-confidence.

What do you need to focus on for self-care for this new moon?

Coffin and Ring – Let go of your expectations. Commit to riding out changes instead of trying to fight against them. You are too focused on how things have gone in the past and trying to hold on to that, instead of letting go.

How can you better foster your relationship with friends and loved ones?

Anchor and Letter – Make sure you are communicating with them how much you value their support. They aren’t aware of how much you appreciate them in your life, as well as their help in your business, if you don’t tell them so.

DECK USED: YULETIDE TALES LENORMAND

🌑 New Moon in Sagittarius – December 2023

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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 brought to you by the Hermit’s Mirror.

New Moon in Sagittarius Oracle Reading with the Winter Forest Frequencies Oracle

Clearing – What sensitive areas have I poked and prodded enough for now?

Horse Spirit – Stop allowing your negative inner narratives and criticisms to make you feel as if you’re stuck and not going anywhere. You have more power and autonomy than you realize. You’ve done enough weighing yourself down with the illusion of burden for now.

Transitional Pause – How has diving deep inspired me to look far and wide for my next journey?

Titmouse Spirit – When you allow yourself to be open to the world around you, you see more than you had been able to before.

New Seeds – What mind-expanding experiences are made possible by boldness?

Elk Spirit – Your boldness gives you the opportunity to take chances, and reach for more than you could possibly imagine without it there to bolster you.

Light in the Darkness – How does constantly shifting allow me to find my flow?

Arctic Fox Spirit – It doesn’t. In your case, to find your flow, you need moments of stillness and pause. This is one of the reasons that getting out in nature is so important for you.

Planetary Boon – What good fortune awaits discovery?

Black Fox Spirit – A greater sense of self acceptance awaits you if you’re willing to reach for it and be open to it.

New Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.

Eagle Spirit – It’s only through, stepping back and looking at things from outside yourself that you are able to see where you need more balance, and how to further improve your life and your happiness. Objectivity can’t be seen from within.

DECK USED: WINTER FOREST FREQUENCIES ORACLE

Finding the Positive for December 7 – 9

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These Card of the Day readings are a mental health exercise (suggested by my shrink) used to help counterbalance my natural tendency toward pessimism, negative inner narratives, and depression. The request posed to the cards is, “A positive message to carry with me throughout my day and foster perspective.”

Lost Forest Tarot, The Snail Marseille Tarot, Pixie's Whisper Tarot Xmas Ed, and Christmas Affirmation Cards

December 7

Today’s meditation was skipped.

Queen of Cups – “Just because you feel like trash doesn’t mean that you ARE trash.” Emotional support begins at home. It begins with you… not with others. When you feel like crap, don’t just allow your inner narrative to have free reign to reinforce those feelings.  Instead, work at being a supportive friend during those times, and counterbalancing those feelings with supportive words and encouragement.

DECK USED: LOST FOREST TAROT AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS

December 8

Today’s meditation was skipped.

Ten of Wands – “There’s no need to be so hard on yourself, you’re managing as best you can.”  Pushing yourself to do more and more won’t make things any better.  Instead of badgering yourself to into overwhelm and burnout, moderate your energy expenditure and let others help you more. Stop trying to pile more on to of what you’re already doing. You’re on the cusp of piling on too much.

Long story short? Stop pushing yourself so hard. You’re doing great, and you don’t have to pile on any more right now.

DECK USED: THE SNAIL MARSEILLE AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS

December 9

Today’s meditation was skipped. I watched a Christmas movie instead (the new one with Eddie Murphy in it).

Death – “It’s okay to struggle. You are doing better than you feel like you are.”  Change is hard. Fluctuations in what you consider the “norm” is hard. Not just for you, but for everyone. It makes you feel like you’re struggling, but in truth?  You’re not sinking.  You’re not floundering.  You’re just feeling a little out of your element by experiencing things a bit differently than before. Keep going. Things change. Nothing ever stays the same.

DECK USED: PIXIE’S WHISPER TAROT XMAS EDITION AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS

Tarotholics Challenge Dec 3, 4, 7, 8, 9

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Questions for December 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, and 9th

Tarotholics Challenge Oracle Reading with the Yuletide Monsters Oracle

Where should you direct your focus this week to foster your relationship with yourself?

Three of Gifts – Collaborate with others and aim for success. You will be happier with the end results (and by association with yourself) if you don’t try to carry everything alone. You will also be providing yourself some essential self care that is needed.

How can you connect more strongly with the world around you?

Four of Wassail Cups – This isn’t really the time for building stronger connections with the world around you. There just isn’t time. A little apathy in this area right now can go a long way into making sure you are balancing in this area.

What is your greatest strength that is currently hidden from you?

Five of Switches – One of your greatest strengths that you often forget about, especially when you are stressed or confronted with unexpected change, is the ability to deal with conflict in healthy ways instead of letting it descend into chaos.

How can you better connect with your intuition and decrease self-doubt?

Ace of Switches – Be enthusiastic about your connection with your intuition and follow its advice, even when you’re possibly not really a fan of what it’s trying to say. You create more problems for yourself when you ignore it and stubbornly try to pretend it’s not saying something you don’t want to hear.

What can you do to make riding out the holiday season more pleasurable?

Ace of Scissors – Follow your inspiration into the rabbit holes it leads you. Let the excitement of these new ideas inspire you. (Thus, the creation of Kainokami Ryūjin for the Hush rp.)

DECK USED: YULETIDE MONSTERS ORACLE

Finding the Positive for December 4 – 6

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These Card of the Day readings are a mental health exercise (suggested by my shrink) used to help counterbalance my natural tendency toward pessimism, negative inner narratives, and depression. The request posed to the cards is, “A positive message to carry with me throughout my day and foster perspective.”

Trickster's Journey Tarot, Naked Heart Tarot, Seasonal Fox Tarot Winter Edition, and Christmas Affirmation Cards

December 4

Today’s meditation was skipped.

Hanged One – “On the coldest days we build the warmest fires.” Sometimes it’s easy to get all tangled up and confused when you try too hard to see things only by your own perspective and not let in the views of others. If you relax and sink into the patience and openness needed to see things from a new viewpoint, it welcomes others in to share with you their own perspectives.  This, in turn, creates comfort and community.  Make sure you aren’t closing yourself off to the point you make others feel that they are being set out in the cold and shunned.  Welcome them in instead.

DECK USED: TRICKSTER’S JOURNEY TAROT AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS (A HOLIDAY CARD GIVEN TO ME THIS YEAR)

December 5

Today’s meditation was skipped.

Judgment – “You are going to get through this just fine.” Stand tall under the judgmental eyes of others. Remember that your focus needs to be about who you are and who you want to become, not what they think you’re doing wrong or how “off-norm” you are.

DECK USED: NAKED HEART TAROT AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS

December 6

Today’s meditation was skipped.

Seven of Swords – “Your joy is like a stocking filled with endless smiles.” Remember that your happiness is infectious. Do not sacrifice your joy for other’s to have theirs.  They may not be thrilled to not have everything exactly as they anticipate it to be, but they’ll still be happy… because you’re there with them and happy as well.

DECK USED: SEASONAL FOX TAROT NIGHT EDITION AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS

Tarotholics Challenge Dec Spread 1

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#DiscordTarotholicsDec2023 Challenge Spread 1

December Tarot Reading with the Snowland Tarot

Bear – Introspection / Healing – How can a period of introspection help with healing the past year’s pain?

Seven of Pentacles – Sustainable growth takes time and goes through many different phases. One of those phases that encourages growth is time spent looking inward at the self. When we rush, we often try to skip this step, because it’s difficult and uncomfortable, but in taking our time to explore it instead, we come out the other side happier and healthier in the end.

Robin – Compassion / Patience – Where can I express more compassion and patience with others?

Ten of Pentacles – During family times your loved ones could use a bit less snap and snark, and a little more compassion and patience. The stress of the holiday rush is making you snipe more often when you would normally have more patience. An effort toward a bit more compassion and patience will allow everyone to come together comfortably instead of going off into their own corners.

Deer – Gentleness / Intuition – How can I use my intuition to encourage more gentleness and caring this holiday?

Strength – Lean into your interpersonal strengths and seek out the nudge of your intuition to help you learn what others need in order to soften their hard edges and allow them to relax.

Squirrel – Preparation / Resourcefulness – How can prep and resourcefulness help me through the holidays?

The Star – Preparation and your resourcefulness assist in keeping things running smoothly, which in turn then allows you to more easily lean into hope and positivity instead of worry and self-criticism.

Wren – Inspiration / Enthusiasm – Where can I find inspiration to help me be enthusiastic about the holidays this year?

Nine of Pentacles – Stay focused on your accomplishments and how far you have come rather than allowing more negative inner narratives to take control. It’s through acknowledging your accomplishments (no matter how difficult they are to see, and no matter how small or inconsequential they might seem) that you are more easily able to see and enjoy the positives in life and fun in the world around you during the holidays.

Boar – Stubborn Persistence – In what way can stubborn persistence help me through the rest of this year?

Knight of Swords – It will allow you to stay on target and adapt to the sometimes unorthodox methods needed in order to meet your goals. Thinking outside the box is important in order to hit your target.

Owl – Trust / Knowledge – How can the knowledge I’ve gained this year help me to trust myself better?

Wheel of Fortune – Remember that everything you’ve learned is carried with you throughout your life. These lessons don’t go away, but are carried forward with you. Like learning a foreign language, the more you use what you’ve learned, the more it will stick and become natural to you. Use these lessons you’ve gathered through life well and often in order to keep them fresh and easily awakened when you need them.

DECK USED: SNOWLAND TAROT