tarot for self care

A Place of Peace

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Tarot of Gemstones and CrystalsToday’s draw is Four of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of home coming, celebration, and the comforts of hearth and home.

Blue Tourmaline is the representation for the Four of Wands in this deck. This gemstone is used metaphysically to foster energies of peace, encouraging meditative states, and healing past hurts.

Sometimes the comfort that we feel in home is able to heal our hurts and give us peace s  nothing else can. That safe place is something we often take for granted, and today’s card is a reminder to appreciate hearth and home, and the safety and peace that it provides us each time we walk through the front door.

DECK USED:  THE TAROT OF GEMSTONES AND CRYSTALS

The #ConnectWithYourDeckChallenge Prompt by E Roebuck-Jones
Questions for May 3rd and 4th

The Painted Lady Oracle and Tarot of Gemstones and CrystalsWhy are relationships important to me?

Ace of Cups (Rutile Quartz), Painted Lady 14 & 6 – Relationships are important to you because you want to matter to others, and be accepted unconditionally by them.

It might strike against your feelings of independence, but as you explore emotions that you have always buried previously, you find more and more that on an emotional level you desire that you matter to those closest to you and that they care about you unconditionally.

After all… Isn’t this one of the major narratives that used to run through your head during suicidal thoughts? The belief that it’s okay to “check out” because you are so insignificant in others lives that it wouldn’t matter one way or another?

What are my best qualities that I bring to a relationship?

Three of Cups (Pink Coral), Painted Lady 54 & 29 – Your comradeship comes with clear boundaries, but an openness to be accessible to others. You always welcome people to speak to you, and come to you. At the same time, you communicate those times that you just can’t take on any more. In doing so, you are open and honest, and people always know where they stand with you.

DECK USED: THE PAINTED LADY ORACLE

ReadingWickedly’s #MayDailyDraw Prompt
Questions for May 3rd and 4th

Tarot of Gemstones and CrystalsWhat wisdom do I need to share?

Ace of Wands (Fire Opal) and Seven of Cups (Sapphire) – Your dreams and creativity spark passion in others, and those that watch as you explore this passion receive something similar to brainstorming, but on a emotional and creative level.

When something in that process then engages their interest, and they allow themselves to pursue what has caught their eye, it can flourish into a passion project that is uniquely theirs.

What knowledge is better kept secret?

Six of Coins Rx (Heliotrope) and The Fool (Silex) – Be careful about naïvely sharing everything. It’s okay to spark ideas an interest in others, but to give away your own unique way of doing things (trade secrets, in other words), instead of fostering them to try their own methods, would be folly.

DECK USED: THE TAROT OF GEMSTONES AND CRYSTALS

Daily Self Kindness

Gid and I were able to fit in some play, and it really helped the tightness in my soul relax a bit.

Supporting the Supporters

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Mystic Dreamer TarotToday’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, emotional intelligence, creativity, or intuition. This often translates into authority figures that are emotionally supportive and understanding, possessing both compassion and strong leadership qualities.

Here in the imagery for this deck, the King sips from his cup and looks ponderous as he sits upon his throat. There appears to be a lot on his mind.

Even kings need support sometime. It’s an orders day and that means maybe today isn’t the day to lend your war, but you need to make sure you -do- keep in mind that those that support you also sometimes need help and support in turn.

DECK USED:  MYSTIC DREAMER TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsMay2022 Challenge Prompt
Questions for May 2nd and 3rd

Merlin TarotIn what area are you not practicing enough self-care?

Ace of Air Rx, Ace of Fire atop Transition – It’s time to move your negative internal narrative into a more positive and motivating place. Change the tone, and change the message. Right now you are running the risk of becoming stagnant in this area.

How can you improve upon your self-care at this time?

The Emperor and Judgement – Take control and ensure you are making the right choices, and are accepting the right responsibilities, that suit the path you have chosen to tread and the man you want to become.

DECK USED: MERLIN TAROT

ReadingWickedly’s #MayDailyDraw Prompt
Questions for May 1st and 2nd

Mystic Dreamer TarotWhat new venture should I leap into this month?

Ace of Cups and The Chariot – Your emotions are important and they need your attention and acknowledgment right now. There may be a variety of projects you want to do, but make sure that throughout at all you’re staying in touch with your emotions instead of pushing them aside. Old habits in this area have started to rise up and you need to keep them in hand.

Where can I find the energy to sustain myself?

King of Wands Rx, Death atop Ten of Wands – Burnout transforms your entire world and everything in it, and takes a long time to recover from. Stop allowing your enthusiasm to convince you that you can handle diving into more than you can juggle at once.

DECK USED: MYSTIC DREAMER TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I let myself have a nap this morning after the chiropractor appointment instead of trying to tough it out. It set me back a bit in orders, but helped in me feeling a bit better.

Beltane Goodness and Birthday Fun

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Avisomnia Tarot - The SunToday’s draw is the Sun card, which is traditionally a representation of success, positivity, optimism, and fun.

Today is my birthday, and although I’m still a little tender and sensitive from the stomach flu I went through, today’s card is a clear encouragement to make sure I have some fun today and don’t just hide away or allow that negative inner narrative I’ve been battling to have free reign.

It is also Beltane, and L and I did a ritual last night that we finished up this morning that included (for me) the intention of working more positivity and optimism into my day to day life.

I see today’s card both as an encouragement to have fun, but also a reminder of the intentions I put forth in our Beltane ritual.

DECK USED:  AVISOMNIA TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsMay2022 Challenge Prompt
Topic for May 1: Do the Beltane Spread

Seasons of the Witch Beltane OracleDandelion: How can I use my inner strength to help me in healing old wounds?

Primal – Lean into what’s true for you. It’s through your inner truth and that moral compass that guides you that you will find help and healing for those old wounds that still linger. Keep in mind that sometimes you just have to accept that other people don’t have the same moral compass you do, and stay true to your own.

Bees: Where could I put in more effort to help my community?

Fertilizing – Your time is far more important than things or money. Don’t forget that contributions of the physical variety aren’t necessarily what others need, and you can accomplish just as much or more through spreading little seeds of goodness rather than focusing on larger acts.

Garnet: What do I need in order to foster a greater sense of self-empowerment?

Green Man – To foster a greater sense of self-empowerment, you need more faith in your own innate ability to draw towards you what you need in life. You don’t have to struggle and strive for every little thing, for sometimes what you need is meant to come to you all on its own.

Swallow: Where do I need to more openly display my love and loyalty to others?

Self Worship – Show others that you value yourself as much as they value you. You trust their judgment in so much, so why would you not trust their judgment when it comes to why they choose to be a part of your life? By treating yourself well, you affirm for them that you see the value that they see.

Malachite: How can I better use intention to bolster the abundance in my life moving forward?

Goddess – Again we see an encouragement towards self-kindness. Take time to recognize all that you are and all that you have. Lean into a more positive viewpoint of not just the world around you, but also yourself, so that you can use this perspective to create a better reality for yourself.

Goat: How can I best overcome obstacles before me at this time?

Earth Worship – Work on connecting more deeply with your faith and spirituality. Spend more time in nature, return to your devotional practice, and take the time to reconnect often with the earth.

Primrose: How can I add more of the exuberance of young love into my life?

Oracle – As you connect more deeply with your spirituality and faith, make sure that you are staying open to the spirit guides and ancestors that are seeking to share with you. Eagerly reach for their messages instead of disregarding them, or allowing doubt or discomfort to turn you away.

DECK USED: SEASONS OF THE WITCH BELTANE ORACLE

The #ConnectWithYourDeckChallenge Prompt by E Roebuck-Jones
Questions for May 1st and 2nd

Avisomnia TarotWhat does love mean to me?

Five of Cups and Two of Pentacles – Love means support through the times when I can’t see the good. This support is not just to help me in seeing the good instead of only focusing on the bad, but also in providing that support, it helps me to create more balance in my life as a whole during those times when I am feeling down and out.

This kind of emotional support something I need out of those that love me, and is one of the key pieces in how I see love and receive love, as well as how I give it to others.

When do I feel most loved?

King of Swords and Three of Wands – I often feel most loved when others are willing to help me in staying on track with my ambitions, even when that may sometimes be delivered with hard truths. Honesty is truly one of the ways I find loved ones support me most. While others might try to pander or soften the truth, those who truly love me will open up and tell me honest truth without filters or guile, ensuring I have a full and undiluted picture to work with and process.

DECK USED: AVISOMNIA TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I went through my KS backings and unbacked ten of them (that would be 1/3rd of the projects I was currently backing).

❤️ 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?

Tarotgazing Deck, Garden Oracle, and The Hermes Playing Card Oracle

Earth – Nine of Vessels and Money – Manifest positive outcomes in reality by returning to your gratitude practice. It’s time to reconnect with many of your old practices, as was indicated in the Beltane reading you did for this year. Now is the time to remember that the things you want to develop into reality have to start through training your focus upon them in your mind and heart.

Air – Ten of Staves and Organization – Make sure you are using sound organizational techniques to keep yourself from becoming overburdened or overwhelmed. From past experience, you know how to strategize your time and efforts, and this week is a good time to start practicing these methods again in your life.

Water – Hermit and Cool – Make sure you are evaluating your alone time with a cool and level gaze instead of an emotional one. Remember that for your alone time to be healthy, it needs to be more than just screwing around dawdling away the hours.

Fire – The Tower and Gift – Shit happens, and that’s just how things go sometimes. Make sure that you are looking for the boon out of the bad. How are you going to benefit when the chaos clears? There’s always a gift somewhere buried in the ashes.

Waning – Sun and Broom – Sweeping positivity under the rug instead of allowing it permeate into your life solves nothing and can create bigger problems.  Don’t ignore it just because it doesn’t come naturally to you to foster it’s growth, instead give it the attention that is needed to help it flourish.

Waxing – Dog and Star – Lean into your healthy friendships and allow them to foster the positivity that you struggle with instilling into your life on your own.

Take Away – There is a lot of encouragement here about rational thought and optimistic viewpoints.  It’s important to lean into that positivity and efforts towards optimism this week, and allow others to  help me in doing so.  It is also important to remember that what I focus on is what manifestation energies will begin to draw forward into my life… so focus on what is wanted, instead of what I don’t want.

DECKS USED: TAROTGAZING DECK, GARDEN ORACLE, THE HERMES PLAYING CARD ORACLE

The Comforts of Home

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IMG_E0044Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was one of the guided meditations from the Calm app.

I don’t really remember the topic of the meditation for today, but it was relaxing regardless of the fact that I wasn’t really paying attention to what she was saying.  That said?  I very much like the Robert Louis Stevenson quote that was included in the graphic offered at the end of the meditation (which you can see to the right in this post).

Lovely Day Tarot - Four of WandsToday’s draw is Four of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of home coming, celebration, and the comforts of hearth and home.

Here in this imagery, we see both celebration and home combined, with the Christmas holiday theme that’s depicted in the card. It gives this card a very “hearth and home” feeling for me, and a touch of longing for the type of relaxing holidays that I don’t really get a chance to experience anymore.

The message in today’s card is that you’ve been sick. Just enjoy being home today. It’s a wonderful thing.

DECK USED:  LOVELY DAY TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsApr2022 Challenge Prompt
Topic for April 30th: Grab a spread of your choice that you’ve been curious about… and give it a go!

I used my Month End spread for this prompt. It can be found in a separate post here.

DECKS USED: ANIMA MUNDI TAROT AND THE ENERGY ARCHAEOLOGY ORACLE

The Self Appreciation #STCTarotChallenge for April Prompt
Questions for April 30th

Lovely Day TarotI will not quit…

Five of Cups and Seven of Swords – … fighting against my pessimistic inner narrative and its ability to steal away the nourishment, care, and joy that I need in my life.

Because…

Judgement and Three of Wands – …there are brighter roads ahead and better things coming, but they will only become a part of my life if I am open to letting them in. Pessimism and negative inner narratives close me off to those things.

DECK USED: LOVELY DAY TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

It’s my birthday and I spent as much of it as I could with Gideon.

📆 Transitioning from April to May

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Month End Tarot Reading with the Anima Mundi Tarot and The Energy Archaeology Oracle

Here and Now I Exist – Who you are now, in your entirety.

The Sun (Horse) and Release – You have (quite literally) been purged clean both physically and emotionally over the past week and you are now at a place where, with all that has been released, you have the opportunity to start again upon your path lighter and cleaner than before. This allows for the opportunity to focus on healthier and happier energies than before.

The Slough – What is to be left in the past as you move forward.

Queen of Cups (Humpback Whale) atop Six of Pentacles, Supporting – Allowing your self-care and how you treat yourself to be dictated by your emotions needs to be left behind. You should be supporting yourself no matter where you are emotionally. Generosity and support towards oneself is not meant to be tied to one’s emotions.

What Lies Ahead – An ideal state or ideal self you are seeking at this time.

Ten of Pentacles (Red Wolf) and Grace – Healthy, happy and hail, along with the ability to balance rest and recovery with active pursuit of your goals. No more fumbling around in a fog, but instead a clear objective combined with healthy balance.

Limitations – Negative influences, opposition, or ill will.

Ace of Cups and Open – Be careful who you are letting into your “circle” right now. Being too open, forgiving, or invested in these new relationships and outside influences at this time can have a negative effect that you won’t want to have to deal with.

The Boon – Positive influences, higher guidance, or divine intervention.

Strength (Hercules Beetle) and Refine – Pull from your inner strength to do the things that you know need to be done to help yourself feel better and become stronger. You know what these things are, and you need to work at doing them even when you feel uninspired to do so. Tap in to your inner strength to find the willpower to get them done, even when you don’t necessarily want to.

The Wound – An unpleasant past experience or event that is ripe for some support and healing.

Death (Death Adder) and Power – There have been a number of experiences in the past couple of years where you’ve had to deal with feeling powerless (and helpless) in the face of change, and this has caused a disenchantment of late in life as a whole. It’s time to delve into these feelings and help restore faith in your personal empowerment, even (or especially) in the face of change.

Nostalgia – A positive past experience or event to acknowledge, reflect upon, and enjoy.

Five of Wands (Antelope) atop King of Pentacles (Grizzly Bear), Potential – Empowerment comes in many different guises, and you need to remember and reflect upon those times when you have fought for what you believe in, having held strong and solid to defend and protect what is important to you. There is potential to carry this energy forward with you now, and allow it to lift you up and strengthen your resolve in the areas that need it.

A Warning – Something coming that can be prevented or overcome.

Five of Pentacles, Activating atop Belonging – Keep an eye out for scarcity issues that may start creeping in and influencing how you see the world as well as your own behavior. You can circumvent this process by staying actively vigilant and ensuring when you see signs of it coming that you don’t ignore it or shut it out, but deal with it instead.

Empowerment – A future opportunity to work toward.

Two of Pentacles and Co-creation – An opportunity for collaboration with others that will allow you to find a better balance in the different aspects of your own life.

Message from the Spirit World – Feeling like an outcast sucks. Make sure that you are aware of when you feel this sneaking up on you, and when those feelings are being displayed in others. Use your inner compass and strengths to bring these issues forward and help work them out with others so balance can be restored.

Message from the Mind’s World – Finding the emotional support needed to let yourself let go of the past can help you in finding peace and better appreciate the present.  Only through forgiveness can this freedom truly be found.

Message from the Physical World – You have a chance at this time to release bad habits and other treatments of your physical self, and leave them behind.  Powering through isn’t the answer, and there’s a great deal of opportunity as you move past being sick to find a better path that will provide a stronger foundation for you to stand upon.

DECKS USED:  ANIMA MUNDI TAROT AND THE ENERGY ARCHAEOLOGY ORACLE