tarot for self care

Acknowledging the Problem

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

The Phantomwise Tarot - The DevilToday’s draw is the Devil card, which is traditionally a representation of temptations, addictions, and the quandary that we get ourselves into when we go “too deep” into something we (at least initially in some way) enjoy.

What really draws my attention in this card is the shadow of the figure at the table’s end.  Addiction draws a long, long shadow in our lives.  What starts off as something enjoyable becomes an obsession, then a need, and develops into something unhealthy that we can’t do without.  When we kick an addition, it’s still there lingering, stretching out into the future to forever continue to tempt us even once we’ve distanced ourselves from it.

The message in today’s card is an encouragement to not ignore these addictions and their temptations, but acknowledge their presence so that you can better make healthy choices… informed healthy choices, instead of possibly stumbling back into something you have kicked and are trying to avoid.

CrowSister’s #DeckStudyTenTrueWords Prompt
Prompt: Distill your reading of the card to your ten truest words.

Elephants in the room
sit at the table
patiently waiting

DECK USED:  THE PHANTOMWISE TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2023 Challenge Prompt
Question for January 18th and 20th:

The Phantomwise TarotPhilosophical Question: Currently, what is humanity’s biggest challenge?

Page of Swords and Ace of Cups – Cutting off one’s nose to spite their face. Humanity must repeat their mistakes again and again, for emotion makes our memories too short to remember we’ve made those mistakes already before.

New Friends Day – How could making new friends better your life?

Ten of Wands, The Chariot, and Three of Wands – When there is less burden for you to carry, the journey goes far quicker towards your goals. The more friends there are, the more arms their have to carry the load while you steer the bus towards your goals and dreams.

International Day of Acceptance – How can you better accept others’ perceived faults?

Four of Wands and Queen of Wands – Find comfort in that no one is perfect. Seek out the value in these people despite those perceived faults (or even the value in those faults themselves), and help others find the value in them as well.

DECK USED: THE PHANTOMWISE TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch-up post, and I can’t remember what my self kindness might have been on this day.

All that Inspires

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Porcelain Tarot - Eight of WandsToday’s draw is the Eight of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of action, speed, alacrity, and having a target goal in your sights that you are charging towards.

Here in the imagery of this card the figure is stagnant, as he sits on the ground looking up at the stars, and the stars are filled with motion as they shoot up into the sky.

This imagery speaks to me of the dreams that inspire and motivate us. Even in moments of rest, those things are with us and fuel our dreams and desires, and are the spark of motivation that gets us moving again.

The message in today’s card is a reminder to look at these things that inspire and motivate you, and not allow stagnancy to creep in and cause you to lose sight of your dreams.

CrowSister’s #DeckStudyTenTrueWords Prompt
Prompt: Distill your reading of the card to your ten truest words.

A single spark
lights the wick
for our
pyrotechnic dreams

DECK USED:  PORCELAIN TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch-up post, and I can’t remember what my self kindness might have been on this day.

Are You Ready?

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Vintage Japanese Art Tarot - Ace of PentaclesToday’s draw is the Ace of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of the seed of new beginnings in the area of one’s finances, resources, health, home, manifestations, and the physical world. This often translates into themes that have to do with new opportunities in finance or work, renewed health, or new projects in which one is working with their hands.

In this imagery we see the promise of new ventures as a merchant ship draws into port in foreign lands while a merchant and their child stand on shore awaiting the ship’s arrival.

The imagery in this card asks us, are we ready for new opportunities to present themselves?  Are you out there on the docks waiting for them to come in, embodying the early bird ready to catch the worm?  If not… why not?

CrowSister’s #DeckStudyTenTrueWords Prompt
Prompt: Distill your reading of the card to your ten truest words.

Early birds
find the plumpest worms
at dawn’s early light

DECK USED:  VINTAGE JAPANESE ART TAROT

Lionharts’ #TheJanuaryTarot 2023 Year of Evolution Challenge Prompt
Question for January 16th and 17th

Cosmic Wild Oracle and the Mesquite TarotMake a bucket list of things you want to do, see or achieve this year.

Do – Peacock – Find a solid footing for my self-confidence in areas where I am plagued by uncertainty.

See – Rabbit – See abundance flourishing in my life, as well as the lives of those around me.

Achieve – Koi – A more secure and stable financial seat.

What am I asked to mindfully embrace {rather than suppress}?

There’s a lot of good to be seen and celebrated in your life (Ten of Cups) if you are willing to be mindful in your inner and outer narratives (King of Swords) and supportive of your creative spark and dreams for the future (Queen of Cups).

Don’t allow negative inner narratives and nay-saying to rain on your parade.  Use positive reinforcement to help your dreams and imagination to flourish instead.

DECK USED: MESQUITE TAROT AND COSMIC WILD ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2023 Challenge Prompt
Question for January 16th and 17th

Vintage Japanese Art Tarot - Knight of Wands, Six of Swords, Two of Wands, Queen of PentaclesAppreciate a Dragon Day – How can you change your perspective to better appreciate anger?

Knight of Wands and Six of Swords – Anger has the ability to drive you forward when you are not otherwise prepared to take a necessary leap in life. Sometimes hanging back isn’t an option, and neither is hesitation. The fire of anger can spark forward motion when otherwise we’d try to delay and procrastinate changes that we need to make in our lives to improve things for the better.

Kid Inventors Day – How can you inspire your inner child to come out and play?

Two of Wands and Queen of Pentacles – Plan in time to allow yourself to explore creating and manifesting new things from all the ideas running around in your head. If you give yourself time set aside for these activities, it will allow your inner child to come out and play more as you create and explore with space and freedom to do so without worrying that you’re taking time away from something “more important”.

DECK USED: VINTAGE JAPANESE ART TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch-up post, and I can’t remember what my self kindness might have been on this day.

Helping Hand Lenormand Reading

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A Helping Hand Lenormand Reading with The Twilight Canticle Lenormand

Where to Find Focus

Whip and Stars – Stay single minded in your determination to lean into positive, thinking, and optimism. You need this in order to counteract the pessimism and negative inner narratives that come so naturally to you.

Challenge to Come

Lady and Heart – A woman in your life that you hold near and dear may become a bit challenging in the weeks in months ahead.

Encouragement

Fish and Crossroads – Go with the flow and let it take you where it needs to go. Don’t fight against the current because you want to choose a different direction. Sometimes choosing where you want to go in a situation isn’t an option.

DECK USED: THE TWILIGHT CANTICLE LENORMAND

The Faces of Dominance

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Monsoon Tarot - The EmperorToday’s draw is the Emperor card, which which is traditionally a representation of leadership, authority, strength, responsibility, and a “for the greater good” mentality.

I have a hard time with the imagery in this card in connection with the Emperor, for what I see here is the Lovers card… and applying the dynamic of the Emperor to the imagery, I feel, casts an ugly light.

Maybe it shouldn’t.  Power, dominance, intensity.  These are all qualities within the Emperor, and absolutely could be expressed here without negative connotations. After all, Gideon also possesses all of these qualities, and they’re hot as hell on him.

DECK USED:  MONSOON TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I took a nice long nap today after my visit to the hospital to have routine bloodwork taken. I also decided to skip the rest of my cardwork for today.

Compassionate Joy

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#DailyTrip with the Calm AppToday’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was a #DailyTrip session from the Calm app.  I’ve not done one of these sessions before and it was a nice change of pace.  It explored the space around you and feeling “out” into the distance through hearing.  For me, this extended into energy work, and the ten minutes seemed to fly by as I explored what I could feel though the different aspects and facets that the session walked me through.

To be honest?  I was worried at the title being “The Space Cave” that it was going to be some sort of astral travel thing or outer space based, but it was more about expanding your awareness within the space you are in, and connecting with the present and the world around you as well as within you in order to find peace.

Loaf Tarot - King of CupsToday’s draw is the King of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of a projective alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, creativity, and intuition. This often translates into themes that have to do with authority figures with roles that allow their compassion and understanding to shine.

Usually when you see a predator type animal looking at fish, you think, “oh God, there’s gonna be a massacre”. Yet, here in the imagery of this card, what we see is a happy raccoon, just resting above the surface of the water with chin in hand as he watches the golden fish swim below. He isn’t disturbing them, just watching with pleasure.

The imagery in this card teaches us to not make assumptions. Remember that we all have the ability to be understanding and compassionate, and to take joy in those emotions. By fostering them in ourselves, we show the world around us that we aren’t just approachable, but trust worthy as well.

CrowSister’s #DeckStudyTenTrueWords Prompt
Prompt: Distill your reading of the card to your ten truest words.

Do the unexpected…
show the world
true compassion
lives on

DECK USED:  LOAF TAROT

Lionharts’ #TheJanuaryTarot 2023 Year of Evolution Challenge Prompt
Question for January 15th:

Soul Care Oracle CardsWhere can I use a different perspective?

Capricorn and Spring – You could benefit from a reassessment of your goals. What do you really desire? Where has this changed over time and how can you align yourself appropriately to achieve these things? What wants, desires and needs are no longer relevant to your current self and can be set aside? It’s time to take a fresh look at things and reassess.

How can I begin to explore this new perspective?

Waxing Crescent and Aquarius – Don’t discount the power of others to lend you strength and help you in puzzling out the truth you seek. You are not “in this alone” and need to be sure to allow others in to help you in evaluating things.

DECK USED: SOUL CARE ORACLE CARDS

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2023 Challenge Prompt
Question for January 15th: Do Spread 3 – Separate your deck into the four individual suits and the major arcana and shuffle those piles separately. Draw a card for each position in the spread.

Loaf Tarot - Queen of Pentacles, Five of Cups, The Chariot, Two of Swords, King of WandsMajor Arcana Card to represent something important in your life

The Chariot – Independence and autonomy.

Wands Card (fire, energy, drive) – How the essence of this suit influences this important thing in your life.

King of Wands – You use your inspiration and creative spark in order to facilitate your independence and the level of freewill you can enjoy.

Pentacles Card (earth, resources, physical) – How the essence of this suit influences this important thing in your life.

Queen of Pentacles – You are consistently working to grow and foster a sense of stability in your life. This gives you solid footing from which to work from.

Cups Cards (water, emotions) – How the essence of this suit influences this important thing in your life.

Five of Cups – A carefully cultivated sense of dissatisfaction helps you to always strive for better and more.

Swords Card (air, mind, intellect) – How the essence of this suit influences this important thing in your life.

Two of Swords – Being decisive, helps you in making sure you stay ahead of the game. As long as you are careful not to deliberate too long, you allow yourself to continue to move forward on your own steam.

DECK USED: LOAF TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

Although I did a few things for the upcoming orders day tomorrow, I mostly just set all that aside and tried to relax and enjoy a bit of a break instead.