tarot for self care

People Pleasing Isn’t Always Bad

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

La Corte Dei TarocchiToday’s draw is the Six of Wands and Knight of Cups. Separately, the Six of Wands speaks of public accolades and people pleasing. Whereas the Knight of Cups speaks of going after what you want in a direct and active manner. Together, combined in this manner, they speak of a theme that has to do with making others happy, and in doing so making yourself happy as well.

Today is going to be a very busy day and you need to make sure you listen carefully to what Ms B wants so that she’s happy with the results.

DECK USED:  LA CORTE DEI TAROCCHI

Mr Lionhart’s #TheJulyTarot Be Here Now Prompt
Questions for July 13th thru 15th

Tarot of Dragons and Oracle of the RosesWhat intuitive feelings am I asked to honor {right now}?

The Devil and The Gambler – Keep an eye on your spending and use your gut to guide you on what to invest in and what to leave behind. Sometimes things look appealing in the beginning, but on further reflection, or reaching into your gut for guidance, you’ll find that they don’t suit you after all. Don’t carry forward on those things that don’t suit. Let them go instead.

What path is my inner compass guiding me to follow?

The Sun and The Rescuer – Make sure you are leaving room for fun, and leaning into positivity and optimism. These things can lift you out of the dark and keep you aloft. When you lose your grip on them, it’s easier for the depression to reach out and grab you.

How or where can following my inner guidance create a sense of zen/purpose?

Seven of Pentacles and The Companion – Remember that you are not alone. You have people that love and support you, and want to be there for you for the long haul, no matter how long it takes.

DECK USED: TAROT OF DRAGONS AND ORACLE OF THE ROSES

#DiscordTarotholicsJul2022 Challenge Prompt
Philosophical Question: Do acts of kindness always have a motive?

La Corte Dei TarocchiReading Summary: Yes, but sometimes that motive is nothing more than is in the burden of another (Ten of Wands), helping someone through a hard time (Five of Cups), or reassuring another person that everything isn’t as dark and scary as they think it is in the moment (The Moon).

Take Away: These cards indicate that although all acts of kindness have a motive, sometimes that motive is not self-serving. This rings true to me because kindness is a choice. It’s something we actively choose to do. When we choose to do something there is motive behind that, this where the word motivation comes from after all. But not all kindness is for selfish or self-serving reasons, because sometimes our motivations are simply a desire or inner urge to help.

DECK USED: LA CORTE DEI TAROCCHI

Daily Self Kindness

I am playing some serious catch up and I have no idea what the self-kindness for this day might have been.

Growth ≠ Stillness

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Tarot Disassembled - Page of SwordsToday’s draw is the Page of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of an active/projective beta energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s thoughts, intellect, logic, education, ambitions, or communication.

It’s the boots down in the lower right corner that really stand out to me today in this card.  They speak of a need to actually act instead of sitting back and absorbing information.

Sometimes, even the learning process takes a bit of pursuit to actually learn and grow.  Don’t be afraid of taking the steps necessary.

DECK USED:  TAROT DISASSEMBLED

The #TarotForTheWildSoul Challenge Prompt
Questions for July 9th thru 12th

Lilifer Tarot and Tarot of the SidheHow can I connect more deeply with my inner hermit?

The Sun atop Queen of Swords, Bitter Winds – Use your powerful intellect to spread positivity and optimism instead of ugliness and negative pessimism. Stop talking to yourself cruelly and you will be better able to connect with yourself in healthy ways during moments of solitude.

How I can trust the medicine of change more fully?

Queen of Wands and Jubilation – Work on seeing changes as positive and fun, instead of with reluctance and dread.

Where am I being asked to surrender to what I cannot change at this time?

Five of Coins atop Three of Swords, The Sea King atop Hope’s Spark – Sometimes moments of true scarcity in life are going to create disappointment. Instead of allowing yourself to sink into the feelings of that moment, reach out to Gideon to help guide you back to a place of fire and light.

FULL MOON [ July 13th/14th ] // What needs to be released in order for me to bloom forward?

Eight of Cups and The Mossy Troll – Leave the unhealthy bullshit behind and seek out more opportunities to ground and connect with nature.

DECK USED: LILIFER TAROT AND TAROT OF THE SIDHE (trimmed naked)

#DiscordTarotholicsJul2022 Challenge Prompt
Question: What do you need to focus on for self care this Full Moon?

Tarot DisassembledReading Summary: Make stuff happen (Knight of Wands). Specifically any and all things that further within you a feeling of accomplishment and stability at home (Nine of Pentacles). Don’t let conflict distract you from that goal (Five of Swords) by making sure you are taking a moment and then to put yourself in other’s shoes (The Hanged Man).

Take Away: Empathy and understanding while you continue to focus upon what is best for you instead of allowing conflict to send you off course.

DECK USED: TAROT DISASSEMBLED

Daily Self Kindness

I worked on the shelves today, but I quit when my body needed to.

🌕 Full Moon in Capricorn – July 2022

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Tomorrow is the full 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 about the medicine within, and brought to you by Ethony‘s Tarot by the Moon series.

Full Moon in Capricorn Tarot Reading with the Heavenly Bloom Tarot

What long-term plans are calling you?

Four of Cups – More meditation is needed. It’s time to commit to adding it into your practice in a more dedicated and permanent manner.

What foundations do you need to lay to succeed?

Five of Coins – Don’t sink into complacency when things seem lacking. Instead, try exploring your feelings of scarcity and rooting out the problem.

Where do you need to apply patience?

Ace of Cups – Your emotions are often still new and alien. Be kind, understanding, and patient with yourself where they are concerned.

Where do you need to think BIGGER?

Eight of Cups – You need to examine the things in your life that are frustrating you and not working, and look for opportunities to not improve in some way, but to actually replace these things with something better.

Where do you need support?

Queen of Laurels – You need reminders to make sure you are treating yourself as well as you treat others.

Full Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.

Seven of Laurels – Be sure not get frustrated just because things are moving at a slow pace. Everything will sort itself out in its own time.

DECK USED: HEAVENLY BLOOM TAROT

Small ≠ Insignificant

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Shaman Tarot - Seven of WandsToday’s draw is the Seven of Bones (Wands) , which is traditionally a representation of as well as defending one’s position, principles, or beliefs.

Imagery reminds me of the story of David and Goliath. It is a reminder that one’s principles and values are not negotiable through being beaten down and bullied.

What’s right is right, what’s wrong is wrong, and either you stand strong for who you are and what you believe… or you don’t.

Today’s card is a reminder to stand strong for what you feel is right and those things you believe in.  Don’t allow others to brow beat you into being someone or something you aren’t.

DECK USED:  SHAMAN TAROT

The #ConnectWithYourDeckChallenge Prompt by E Roebuck-Jones
Questions for July 10th thru 12th

Mage The Awakening Tarot and Botanical Beasts OracleWhat are my creative strengths?

The ability to balance practicality (King of Swords) with mysticism (Ghost Fungus) opens you up to possibilities beyond what one or the other could offer on its own. This allows you to combine both your ambition and an open mind to allow for more in-depth exploration of those things that catch your interest and focus.

Where do I get my best ideas?

When something snags your focus and forces you to look closer (SnapDragon), then you are unable to find satisfaction and satiation until you’ve explored it in full and looked at it from every angle (Ten of Coins).

What does it mean to be creative?

To dive in fearlessly and explore the product of one’s imagination (BatFlower), regardless of if the results will be a success or failure (Wheel of Fortune).

DECK USED: MAGE THE AWAKENING TAROT AND BOTANICAL BEASTS ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsJul2022 Challenge Prompt
Cheer Up the Lonely Day – Who in your life is in need of more of your attention today?

Shaman TarotReading Summary: Those that follow you with eager blindness (The Fool), but are forced into rest today (Four of Swords) regardless of your need for them in your life for everything to feel stable and grounded (King of Coins).

Take Away: In other words, Gideon.

I need more of his attention as well. I wish it was easier to balance that need and the other responsibilities I need to deal with on the day-to-day.

DECK USED: SHAMAN TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I made sure to eat on each alarm today, regardless of where I was or how busy.

Losing Sight of Priorities

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Divine Diversity Tarot - Ace of SwordsToday’s draw is the Ace of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of the seed of new beginnings in the area of one’s thoughts, intellect, education, ambitions, and communication.

The angle of the woman’s face in this card as well as the radiant light behind her makes me feel that there’s a bit too much fascination going on.  She’s lost sight of her surroundings in becoming enamored with this new “thing” in her life.

Today’s card is a reminder to not sink so deeply into new ideas that you lose sight of the world around you.

DECK USED:  DIVINE DIVERSITY TAROT

Mr Lionhart’s #TheJulyTarot Be Here Now Prompt
Questions for July 10th thru 12th

The Bug Tarot and the Fairy Lights TarotWhat is something that has strongly contributed to who I am today?

Page of Pentacles atop The Lovers, Rooted Angel – Gideon’s influences in turning my attention to taking better care of myself and slowing down, as well as helping me to start integrating my very logic driven mind with a more accepting attitude of my emotions.

What wisdom from the past can help me with living in the moment now?

The Hermit and Destination – You’ve learned how to differentiate between healthy alone time and unhealthy alone time. This will allow you to sink into alone time that is healthy and enjoy it more fully while still staying on your chosen path. When you take care of making sure your choices in the now are good and healthy ones, you don’t have to watch the road ahead quite so closely in order to stay on track.

What am I asked to see as a work in progress instead of something concluded or finite? Why?

Knight of Pentacles, Magic Truffle Hunters and Emergence – Yourself. There is much more to delve into within yourself and your abilities, much more to explore and share with the world. Exploring and knowing yourself is a lifelong journey, never ending and always full of new faucets yet to be tapped into.

DECKS USED: THE BUG TAROT AND FAIRY LIGHTS TAROT (trimmed naked)

#DiscordTarotholicsJul2022 Challenge Prompt
Topic: Do Spread #2
Question: How can I keep the momentum going on this new burst of energy and clarity I’m currently feeling?

Divine Diversity Tarot and Lauren Marx PostcardReading Summary: There’s a correlation between all three cards in the gold tones and the wreath of moths that circle the skulls in the anchor card. This speaks of all three cards being dominant in the reading, and connected together intrinsically.

In the Justice card, the flesh of the figure matches that of the entrails lying on black fur. The red tapestry in the background of the card also connects to the smattering of red moths at the top and bottom of the anchor card (and that especially congregate on the bound lamb). This speaks to me of an encouragement to not be complacent. When you feel yourself starting to sink into inactivity, remind yourself that you get what you give. If you feed into that stagnant energy it will grow and multiply.

Shades of blue connect the Ace of Wands and the King of Cups, and yet do not match anything within the actual anchor card (not even the smattering of blue that lives in the anchor card in the form of birds). As the anchor card is filled with death and decay, what we see here is that in order to keep things bright, crisp, and clean you will need to stay proactive in steering your thoughts in that direction, and lean into Gideon for help. Remember that emotions rarely follow logic, but can live alongside logic rather than clash against it.

Take Away: Be proactive and actually -active- in your pursuit of that lighter and brighter energy.  Lean into Gid when you need help with your emotions instead of letting them pile up or eat away at you.  You need to learn how to coexist with them instead of seeing them as your enemy.

DECK USED: DIVINE DIVERSITY TAROT AND LAUREN MARX POSTCARDS SET

Daily Self Kindness

I am playing some serious catch up and I have no idea what the self-kindness for this day might have been.

❤️ 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?

The Mage Awakening Tarot, Botanical Beasts Oracle, Color Lenormand Fortune Cards

Earth – Eight of Wands and Holly – Take a look this week and what needs your attention, and make sure that you’re hopping on those things right away. Doing so will protect you from the fallout that procrastination would encourage.

Air – Eight of Cups and Water Lily – You are finally out of the pit, having climbed long and hard to get there. Make sure that you stay open so that the energy can flow through you and wash away the complacency, so the clarity and purpose can come forth and its place.

Water – Page of Cups and Bat Flower – Open yourself up and allow people to see what you want. They might think you’re nuts, but sometimes insanity can be brilliant, and sharing your desires with others will help make it happen.

Fire – Temperance and Strawberry – Don’t push in too many areas at once. Take your time this week to allow for some space for luck to step in and pave the road ahead of you.

Waning – Dog and Scythe – You’ve spent a long time allowing the self-flagellation have its way with you and cling to you too tightly.  It’s time to shed this hanger-on and let it go.

Waxing – Heart and Anchor – It’s time to being leaning into those things that make your heart sing, and make you feel secure and grounded.

Take Away – You have seen your way clear of the depression’s pit and this week is a chance to sweep through with fresh air, fresh inspiration, and a fresh outlook.

DECKS USED: THE MAGE AWAKENING TAROT, BOTANICAL BEASTS ORACLE, COLOR LENORMAND FORTUNE CARDS